Rail anchor



June' 21 1927.

. 1,632,847 G. PICARD v RAIL ANCHOR Filed Nov. '11, 1926 INVENTOR- vGEORGES PIOHRD- A TTOHNEY Patented June 21, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,632,847 PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGES IICARD, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC. CANADA, ASSIG'NOR TO B. J. COG-HLINCOM- IANY LIMITED, OF MONTREAL, CANADA, A CORPORATION.

RAIL ANCHOR.

Application filed November 11, 1926. Serial No. 147,822.

This invention relatesto rail anchors and particularly to one piece railanchors.

The object of my invention is to provide an efiicient, durable,inexpensive and readily mounted one piece rail anchor.

A further object is to provide a one piece rail anchor of simpleconstruction.

The invention consists briefly in taking a round or flat metal bar,making a hook atone end, to engage one edge of the rail base, andbending the other end to provide a vertical face to bear on the side ofthetie and also to grip the other edge of the rail base.

Reference is made to the accompanying drawings which disclose myinvention in various forms applied'to a rail.

Fig. 1 shows a round bar anchor.

Fig. 2 a similar anchorbut with a flattened bearing surface.

Fig. 3 is a flat bar anchor with end bent outwardly.

Fig. 4 is a similar anchor but with end bent inwardly and notched.

Fig. 5 similar to Fig. 4, but with opposite twist at the bend.

Fig. 6 is a bar anchor with'the bend extending downwards.

All the figures of the drawings show the face of the anchor that bearsagainst the tie.

In Figure 1 a round bar 1, is flattened and hooked at one end 2, to gripthe edge 50, of the rail 5. The bar is bent to form the loop 3, so thatthe endv portion 4, projects downwardly and forms a vertical bearingsurface adapted to bear on the side of the tie and prevent the rail fromcreeping towards the tie,

The anchor is adjusted to the rail base by hooking the hook 2, over theedge 50, and then springing the loop 3, past the edge 51. As the end 4,is inclined outwardly the loop 3. will grip the edge 51, and hold theanchor rigidly in position on the rail. The width of the hook 2,providesa flat bearing surface gripping the edge 50, of the rail base bythe spring tension of the loop 3, which will provide a three point ortorsional grip and will prevent the anchor from any sliding movementsideways on the. rail base.

In Figure 2, the round bar anchor has a flattened end portion 41,adapted to increase the area of the surface bearing on the tie.

In Figure 3, a flat bar 10, is shown and when constructing such anchorsin forming the loop 30, the bar is not only bent but is also twisted toprovide the surface 40 in a vertical plane. This anchor is mounted inthe same manner as those of Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4.,dilfers from Figure 3, in that the end portion 40, extendsunder the rail, being inclined in the opposite direction. In order toform a grip for the edge of the rail base 51., a notch 42, is cut in theedge of the bar as shown in Figure 4. This anchor is applied to the railby hooking the hook 2, on the edge 50, of the rail and forcing the loop30, past the other edge 51, until the latter enters the notch 42.

The device shown in Figure 5, is similar to that of Figure 4, exceptthat the twist of the loop 30. is reversed, thereby presenting the topsurface of the bar to the tie whereas in Figures 3 and 4, the bottomsurface bears on the tie. V

In Figure 6, which shows a round bar anchor the loop 3, extendsdownwards instead of upwards as in Figures 1 to 5, and forms the part ofthe anchor bearing on the tie. The end portion 4, is a spring and formsthe tension grip and may be notched if required.

As this anchor is made from round bar vith flatten-ed portions, or offiat bar, the cost of manufacture is extremely low. Bars of varioussizes can be used to suit the con ditions required; Moreover right orleft hand loops will provide for any adjustment.

The hooked end '2, can be readily passed under the rail base with theminimum removalof ballast, and the loop owing toits spring tension canbe adjusted to grip the rail without difficulty.

As there are no weakened portions of the bar when converted into ananchor, the latter will be very durable. This is particularly the casewith the loop which projects above the surface of the ballast.

The invent-ion discloses an anchor having many advantages over thosehitherto known and used by the railways and will by its adoptionincrease the safety of railway tracks.

What I claim is 1. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a metal barhooked at one end to engage one edge of the rail base, and looped acrossits side at the other edge of the rail base to present a vertical endsurface to bear against the side of the tie and to provide a spring gripon the other edge of the rail base.

2. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a metal bar hooked at one endto engage one edge of the rail base, and looped across its side at theother edge of the rail base to present a vertical end surface to bearagainst theside of the tie and notched to provide a spring grip on theother edge of the rail base.

3. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a flat metal bar hookedat oneend to engage one edge of the rail base, looped across its side andtwisted *at'the other edge of the rail base to present a vertical endsurface to bear against theside of the tie .and to provide a spring gripon the other edge of the rail'base.

4. A one-picce rail anchor consisting of a metal bar hooked upwardly atone end to engage oneedge of the railbase and bent upwardly and thendownwardly across its side at the other edge of the rail base to present a vertical end surface to bear against the side of the tie and'togrip that edge. 7

5. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a flat metal bar hookedupwardly at one end to engage one edge of the rail base, and twistedupwardly and then bent downwardly at the other edge oftherail base topresent a vertical end surface to bear against the side of the tie, andto grip that edge.

6. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a flat metal bar hookedupwardly at one end to engage one edge of the rail base and twistedupwardly and then bent downwardly at the other edge of the rail base topresent a vertical end surface to bear against the side of the tie, anda notched sideto grip that edge.

7.A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a flat metal bar hooked upwardlyat one end to engage one edge of the rail base, and bent upwardly andthen twisted downwardly at the other edge of the rail base to present avertical I end surface to bear against the side of the tie, and notchedto grip the adjacentedge of the rail base.

8. A one-piece rail anchor consisting'of a metal bar flattened and,hooked upwardly at one end to engage one edge of the rail base, bentupwardly and then downwardly at the other edge of the rail base topresent a flattened "ertical end surface to bear against the side of thetie, with means to grip the adjacent edge of the rail base.

9. A one piece rail anchor adapted to bear on the bottom-of the railbase consisting of a metal bar hooked at one end to engage one edge ofthe rail base and bent about .itself at the other end, to present avertical end surface to bear against the side of the tie and to grip theother edge of the rail base.

10. A one-piece rail anchor adapted to a bear 011 the bottom of the railbase consisting of a metal bar hooked upwardly at one end to engage oneedge of the rail base, and

bent upwardly and then downwardly across its side at the other edge topresent a Ver- 12. In a one-piece rail anchor, a metal bar, hooked atone end to engage one edge of the rail base, and bent about itself atthe other edge of the rail base to provide a vertical end surfaceadapted to'bear against the side of the tie, .and a notch in the vertical end to grip the other edge of the rail base. a o 1 o 13. In aone-piece rail anchor, a metal bar with a flattened hook atone endadapted to engage one edge of the rail base, and looped about itself atthe other edge of the rail base, having a flat vertical end adaptedtobear againstthe side of the tie, and to pro vide a springgrip on theadjacent edge of the rail base.;; 7 i

Montreal, October 6th, 1926. i

l U GEORGES PICARD.

